[CoLoCo] USB woes

[Paul Hummer]

> I have a problem that's cropped up before, but the old fix doesn't
> appear to be working any more.
>
> It's mainly with my camera, but the underlying issue is with USB. I
> know it's been changing, but I'm not real clear on what the changes
> are or how it affects me. Any pointers on where to look for
> clarification on that issue will be welcome as well.
>
> My camera is never recognized when I plug it in (Canon 350D), but it's
> not the camera that's the issue as I can't run usbview (it hangs),
> gtkam (get the message about loading drivers but nothing after that), etc.
>
> Any thoughts on this subject?
What happens when you `tail -f /var/log/messages` and then plug in your
camera.  I have a Sansa e250 PMP that had to be put in the right mode to
function correctly, and the result of the messages helped me explore a
little more using the Google.

Paul